Fender Stratocaster

Not That We Don't Love the Classics...

That's a Lot of Levi's

Reporter’s Notebook: Random Scrawlings from the Van Halen Show

Teley Blues

Coming This Week

Listen In

Coming This Week

Houston Press Music Awards 2000

Your guide to the Music Awards Showcase

Lady Belts the Blues

Marcia Ball signs with Alligator and gets a new groove on

Takin' the Lead

Quintessential backup man (and Stevie Ray mentor) Doyle Bramhall steps out in front

Live Shots

Quintessential backup man (and Stevie Ray mentor) Doyle Bramhall steps out in front

Mixed Messages

Houston charts go national -- but at home it's hard-luck stories

Dj Vaughan

Houston charts go national -- but at home it's hard-luck stories

Hot Sounds in the City

The 5th Annual Houston Press Music Awards

Rotation

The 5th Annual Houston Press Music Awards

No More Same Old, Same Old

Buddy Guy finally gets the respect he's always wanted

Static

Buddy Guy finally gets the respect he's always wanted

Static

Buddy Guy finally gets the respect he's always wanted

Rotation

Buddy Guy finally gets the respect he's always wanted

Rotation

Buddy Guy finally gets the respect he's always wanted

Invincible Czars’ Unorthodox Rendition of the Nutcracker Suite

Tchaikovsky’s opus gets turned up to 11

Tyrone Vaughan

Jimmy’s little boy is all grown up and playing hard

2007 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase

Jimmy’s little boy is all grown up and playing hard

Coco Montoya

Jimmy’s little boy is all grown up and playing hard

Unholy Getdown

Stevie Wonder, Prince and Martin Sexton combine in the Mighty Orq's tasty blues-rock stew

The Boob Scotch Tour

Staying abreast of modern trends in blues with Bob Log III

Black Gold

A gusher lay beneath the surface, but you had to drill deep

Small Wonder

The Hyde Park Miniature Museum has been dredged out of mothballs, but will it find a permanent home before time runs out?

Playbill

Man or Astro-Man?

Dick Dale

Tarantino's Ennio Morricone

Triple-A Poet

Patty Larkin turns literary inclinations into progressive folk songs

Monday, Monday

The blues make the first day of the week seem less so at Miss Ann's Playpen

White Boy Blues

Houston native Vince Converse takes homegrown blues sound to heart

Son of Jack

Kerouac-inspired, Austin-based Guy Forsyth trips out in Americana dream

Boogie Nights

Music, a Houston DJ andthe lure of Austin

Hendrix: Dead, Live and Unearthed

A spate of tributes and reissues that hit and miss

Aftermath: Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood at Toyota Center

Photos by Daniel Kramer Two words came into Aftermath's head shortly into the show uniting these former Blind Faith bandmates and arguably two of classic rock's biggest stars: peerless musicianship. They stayed with us for the rest of the concert. While we can appreciate the bombast and big show of ... More >>

He Said, She Said: Gone Too Soon

A rash of recent musical deaths (Michael Jackson and DJ AM among others) have led us here at Rocks Off to do some speculating of our own: Which musicians do we feel were taken from us too soon? Obvious answers like the Famous Js (John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin) or the dual ... More >>

Five Days of Giftmas: Music Lovers

Photo by GroovehouseThe old Cactus Music sign​Sick of corporate Christmas? Try shopping local. Hair Balls presents a 12-part series highlighting ideas for holiday gifts made and sold in Texas. Hair Balls is headed to Cactus Music tonight for another in-store, and it got us thinking -- Cactus ... More >>

Dick Dale

Photo by GroovehouseThe old Cactus Music sign​Sick of corporate Christmas? Try shopping local. Hair Balls presents a 12-part series highlighting ideas for holiday gifts made and sold in Texas. Hair Balls is headed to Cactus Music tonight for another in-store, and it got us thinking -- Cactus ... More >>

Jeff Beck, Speaking Without Words

Photos by Jason Wolter​ Aftermath supposes that, when it comes to music, poetry is where you find it. But unlike the evergreen Beatles vs. Stones debate, or the even more pronounced vinyl/CD/MP3 back-and-forth, the line between those who prefer their music with lyrics and those who can take it str ... More >>

Wal-Mart Ejects Christian Band From Store

The 71s are a Christian rock band, but don't let that distract you from the fact that they are completely awesome. Trust me, when a former Satanist is a Christian band's biggest cheerleader, then that band is a band to be reckoned with. And a stunt like the story behind the group's "Start Again" vi ... More >>

Last Night: Smashing Pumpkins And Jimmy Eat World At Verizon

Photos by GroovehouseStill bleeding: Jimmy Eat World​Buzzfestivus with Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Eat World Verizon Wireless Theater December 5, 2010 Ringing in the radio-friendly holiday spirit, 94.5 The Buzz welcomed Jimmy Eat World and Smashing Pumpkins to the first night of its annual "Buzz ... More >>

Dick Dale Still Riding The Wild Surf At 74

Wednesday's show moved from 2016 Mainstage to Continental Club Photos via dickdale.com​At 74, California surf guitar god Dick Dale has just about seen it all. He was in on the ground floor of the development of the Fender product line, the invention of the 15" JBL speaker, the Showman and Dua ... More >>

Flying High Again: Five-ish Guys That Made the Flying V Famous

Photo by Jeff BalkeMy ultra-classy Gibson guitar refrigerator magnets including the V (second from right).​There are few instruments more distinctive than the Flying V. It's odd that a guitar this funky looking has been commonly used by a wide range of guitar players from country and blues to ... More >>

Five on Five: Fender vs. Gibson, Who Had the Better Players?

​For guitar players, it's an age old question: are you a Fender guy or a Gibson guy? Over the years since both companies became popular in rock music, many other guitar manufacturers have made inroads, but none have been able to surpass the power and tradition of these two giants in the guitar ... More >>